Neil Patrick Harris

A child actor who achieved popularity and critical acclaim at an early age, Neil Patrick Harris managed to avoid the typical fate of child stars who often slipped into obscurity after spinning out of...
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Academy Awards producers step down

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Mar 26, 2015

The producers of the last three Academy Awards telecasts will not be back for next year's (16) Oscars. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have announced they will not be returning to take charge of the big show, after fulfilling the terms of a secret contract they signed when the duo first accepted the job.
Announcing the news on Thursday (26Mar15), Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said, "Craig and Neil have been wonderful creative partners over the last three years, contributing some of the most innovative and memorable Oscar moments. They are true showmen with enormous talent and expertise. We’re looking forward to seeing the exciting projects they have in the works."
During their three-year terms, Zadan and Meron recruited hosts Seth MacFarlane, Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris.

Comedian Kevin Hart is determined to land the coveted job of hosting the 2016 Oscars, insisting emceeing Hollywood's big night would be the "next major step" in his career.
The Ride Along star has been cracking jokes about producers calling him for next year's gig ever since Neil Patrick Harris received mixed reviews for his presenting skills at last month's (Feb15) Academy Awards - which registered the lowest U.S. viewing figures for the event in six years - but Hart admits he is actually serious about putting his name forward for 2016.
Asked if he would be interested in taking on future Oscars hosting commitments, Hart explains, "There's no 'might' about it; I definitely want to. I'm starting my campaign by just getting everybody to say it... That would be a major accomplishment. Right now, what I've done and the progress that I've made in my career, that's definitely the next major step."
Hart has a few ideas about how to switch up the lengthy ceremony and make it more appealing to younger film fans, and he is keen to present his plan in person to Oscars bosses. During an appearance on U.S. morning show Live with Kelly and Michael on Thursday (19Mar15), he said, "For a comedian to say that you've hosted the Oscars, to grace that stage with all those people in the room and you know, turn that event into a youthful night, I think it hasn't been done for quite some time and my goal is just to be able to do it and adapt to it, adapt to that environment, and at the same time, give a little spice to it. It'll be different."
Hart will have experience playing to big crowds - he is set to make concert history later this year (15) when he becomes the first comedian to headline at an NFL stadium by performing at Pennsylvania's Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play. Ellen DeGeneres served as Oscars host in 2014, while Seth MacFarlane, James Franco and Anne Hathaway, Chris Rock and Billy Crystal have also previously fronted Hollywood's big night in recent years.

Dame Helen Mirren has conquered Broadway with her latest turn as Queen Elizabeth II by winning a slew of
"smashing" reviews for her role in The Audience. The Queen star went back to her most famous role for a stint on stage in London in 2013, and the Broadway transfer opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City on Sunday night (08Mar15).
The Audience proved popular in London, and New York's critics have followed suit, hailing Mirren's performance as "thrilling" and "smashing".
The New York Post's Elisabeth Vincentelli gives the play four out of five stars and writes, "To the surprise of exactly no one, Helen Mirren is absolutely terrific... It's always obvious who the real ruler is when it comes to Broadway. Mirren's crown is safe."
Marilyn Stasio of Variety also gives The Audience a glowing review and tips Mirren to take a Tony Award for the role, writing, "Long live the Queen! Long live Queen Helen! Helen Mirren won an Oscar in 2007 for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth... in The Queen... Maybe she'll add a Tony to her collection for her triumphant return to Buckingham Palace."
The New York Daily News' Joe Dziemianowicz, adds, "Helen Mirren is so good as Queen Elizabeth II... that the star of stage, film and TV never needs to worry about a scene being stolen from her... Effortlessly and consistently commanding and composed, Mirren can't be upstaged. She's the jewel in this crown," while Ben Brantley of the New York Times, concludes, "The show... allows the smashing Ms. Mirren to demonstrate her quick-change virtuosity in becoming the queen at different ages, from 1951 to the present, before our very eyes... The compulsively watchable Ms. Mirren brings out the humour and the pathos in this (subject)."
The opening night performance was attended by stars including Neil Patrick Harris, music mogul David Geffen, and Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris doubts he will return to host the Academy Awards for a second time because his first stint last month (Feb15) was incredibly taxing on both him and his family. The former How I Met Your Mother star fulfilled a life-long dream of emceeing Hollywood's biggest night, but he admits the job proved to be one of the most difficult challenges he had ever faced.
When asked by the Huffington Post if he would host the Oscars again, he said, "I don’t know that my family nor my soul could take it. It's a beast. It was fun to check off the list, but for the amount of time spent and the understandable opinionated response, I don't know that it’s a delightful balance to do every year or even again... It's so difficult for one who's simply watching the show to realise just how much time and concession and compromise and explanation has gone into almost every single thing."
Harris received mixed reviews for his hosting job and the ratings dipped 16 per cent from the previous year (14), when comedienne Ellen DeGeneres served as presenter, marking the lowest viewing figures for the annual movie prizegiving in six years.

Spanish actress Anna Allen has been exposed as a fraud after doctoring photos and posting them online to make it appear as if she attended the 2015 Oscars. The 32 year old, who previously appeared on Spanish TV series Cuentame como paso, recently uploaded a picture of herself in a black dress she claimed to have worn on the red carpet at Hollywood's big night and shared it with her 22,000 Instagram.com followers.
She even boasted about chatting with ceremony host Neil Patrick Harris.
In a post-Oscars interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Allen alleged the pair spoke for "a good while", adding, "I told him I was a fan of his role in How I Met Your Mother."
However, newspaper editors became suspicious after inspecting her red carpet photo and noticing irregularities with the lighting in the shot, which they subsequently discovered had actually been taken in a studio and then superimposed onto an Oscars backdrop.
Other images Allen had previously posted on Instagram were also found to be fakes, including a snap of an invite to the 2014 Academy Awards, which she had taken from Lupita Nyong'o's account, and another which appeared to show her posing with the cast of The Big Bang Theory. She had actually used Photoshop to paste her face onto the body of actress Summer Glau.
Allen has since deactivated her social networking blogs in light of the controversy, and representatives for the star, who originally put El Mundo reporters in touch with the actress to discuss her 2015 Oscars experience, have yet to comment on the embarrassing scandal.

It's common in Hollywood for actors to fall in love after playing a couple in a movie, just look at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. But what about the actors who quietly work with their significant others? We think it's more interesting to play "Spot The Spouse" when watching a movie or TV show.
Anna Faris and Chris Pratt - What's Your Number? and Take Me Home Tonight
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Everyone now knows that Anna &amp; Chris are married, given Chris' extremely successful 2014 with The Lego Movie and as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. But back when Anna was in her prime rom-com streak, she starred in What's Your Number? with Chris Evans as her leading man, and her husband of 2 years (at the time) as one of her "disgusting" ex-boyfriends. The couple met in 2007 on the set of the move Take Me Home Tonight, which didn't have a theatrical release until 2011.
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation and Will &amp; Grace
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Bet you didn't realize that Tammy 2 is actually married to Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) in real life. The couple has been married since 2003, having met in 2000 while working on a play together in L.A. Over the course of the 7 seasons of Parks &amp; Rec, Megan has played Swanson's crazy ex-wife Tammy. During the fourth season of Will &amp; Grace, Offerman had a guest spot on his wife's popular show.
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka - How I Met Your Mother
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NPH starred on this show for 9 years and his husband (boyfriend at the time of his first appearance), David Burtka, appeared on the show as the crazy obsessed ex-boyfriend of Lily (Alyson Hannigan) that was not ready to let her go.
Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam - How I Met Your Mother
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Taran made his first appearance on Cobie's hit show in 2006, when they were still dating. He appeared on the show several times, before and after their 2009 wedding, as one of Barney's co-workers. He made a final appearance in 2014 during the episode "The End of the Aisle."
Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Reno 911!
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Charlie is married to the waitress! Charlie and Mary Elizabeth Ellis met in 2001, but began dating in 2004 and married by 2006. They first appeared as an incestuous twins on Reno 911! before It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia began in 2006, on which Charlie is a main character on and Mary has played "the waitress" throughout the series.
Steve and Nancy Carell - The Office, The Daily Show, and The 40 Year Old Virgin
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This couple met back in the early 90s when Steve Carrell performed with the troupe The Second City and Nancy was one of his students. They first worked together as correspondents on The Daily Show, before Steve was a leading man. Nancy played a health clinic counselor in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Later on The Office, she first played Steve's character's girlfriend, Carol Stills, on the show (but that relationship didn't work out), who was also a realtor.
Adam and Jackie Sandler - Most Adam Sandler movies
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After meeting through Rob Schneider after working on Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo, Adam Sandler gave Jackie a role in his film Big Daddy and she's appeared in many of his films since, such as: 50 First Dates, Eight Crazy Nights, Grown Ups, and more. The couple got married in 2003 and have two children together.
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor - Zoolander and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
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You've probably noticed a pattern of Christine Taylor popping up in many Ben Stiller films, such as the two above, as well as Tropic Thunder. Usually, she plays the girl that Ben Stiller's character wants to get with (and doesn't, except for Zoolander), but you probably didn't realize they have been married since 2000.
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Late actor Taylor Negron's brother and rocker cousin Chuck Negron have slammed Oscars bosses for snubbing the Fast Times at Ridgemont High star during their In Memoriam segment on Sunday night (22Feb15). Just hours after Academy Awards producers defended their decision not to pay tribute to comedienne Joan Rivers, Conrad Negron and Three Dog Night star Chuck have blasted the brains behind the ceremony for not mentioning the actor.
Conrad tells TMZ.com, "They'll have NPH (host Neil Patrick Harris) come out in his underwear but not take a few seconds to honour my brother. They'll let Patricia Arquette go on and on forever but they won't give Taylor the 15 minutes (sic) he deserved."
And Three Dog Night frontman Chuck admits he was "floored" by the snub.
Taylor lost his battle with cancer in January (15), aged 57.

The 87th Academy Awards last night confirmed that Neil Patrick Harris is an incredible host and can do pretty much anything. Here's a look at the best moments of last night's show:
12. When JK Simmons won the hearts of moms around the world with his "call your parents" speech.
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11. When Benedict Cumberbatch whipped out his fun flask to better enjoy the evening.
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10. Whenever the camera showed Mr. &amp; Mrs. Keira Knightley.
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They're actually too cute.
9. When Oprah continued to prove she doesn't understand awards humor.
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8. When Oprah finally started to understand awards humor and totally nailed it.
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7. When NPH sort of became Sharon Stone's vagina.
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6. When John Travolta wouldn't stop touching Adele Dazeem's face.
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And when NPH called him out on it.
5. When Jack Black freaked out about technology during the opening number.
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4. When Lady Gaga paid tribute to the legendary Julie Andrews and brought the house down.
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It almost totally made up for her heinous gloved look.
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3. When Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor and exploded with the most adorable excitement imaginable.
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Even Queen Cate can't contain the joy Eddie is bringing her.
2. When Patricia Arquette turned her acceptance speech into a feminist statement (and Meryl loved it).
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1. When NPH pulled a Birdman and then walked on stage in his undies.
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Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris had to double up on underwear for his semi-naked Birdman tribute sketch at Hollywood's big night on Sunday (22Feb15) after realizing the bright stage lights would give audience members and TV viewers too much of an eyeful.
The Gone Girl actor decided to recreate a scene from Michael Keaton's Oscar-winning drama as he presented the 87th annual Academy Awards, walking through the backstage area at the Dolby Theatre to the stage in his underwear after his plush red bathrobe got stuck in the door of his locked dressing room. However, Harris reveals concerned ceremony bosses ordered him to wear thicker undergarments after unintentionally revealing all during dress rehearsals.
He explains, "We did the dress rehearsal and I just had a pair of regular underwear on and with the (stage) lights, they see through things, and so the Academy or the network or someone said we had to do something so that you couldn't tell my religion (whether he was circumcised or not)... and so what they did was they had to take a second pair of underwear and sew it to the first so that you couldn't see through it."
But Harris insists he didn't do anything to "enhance" his package, adding, "No sock!"

For the last 10 years, if you've been able to stay awake after the Academy Awards telecast ended (late, as always), Jimmy Kimmel Live! has had an "After The Oscars Special" for all to enjoy. Last night for the 10th anniversary, Jimmy pulled out all the celebrity stops he could and it was pretty impressive.
He opened the show with a hilarious sketch featuring Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris:
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Despite his hectic Oscars schedule and Vanity Fair after party commitment, NPH managed to stop for a hug and time to babysit.
There was a special edition of "Lie Witness News", which proved people will literally lie about anything:
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Angelina Jolie as Rosa Parks? Sexiest movie adaptation that woman has ever seen, obviously.
The real icing on the cake from last night's show, however, was the two part special jam-packed with celebrities, like first-time Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and more:
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Jeez Eddie, why don't you sound British enough? You're from there! Only Jimmy Kimmel could get Jennifer Aniston to agree to a dis-trust fall and make it funnier than we could have hoped for.
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On Top of having a series of hilarious pre-taped sketches, Jimmy also had J.K. Simmons on the show, after his very first Oscar win - "I did it baby! I did it Jimmy!" Subsequently, Jimmy made him share it with him. Jimmy also brought out the man who has been ridiculed since last years Oscars name flub - Adele Dazeem - John Travolta. John broke down just how many parties he had to attend and what dancing he'd be getting up to.
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As much as we loved last night's 10th annual special, we still think that this skit is the best thing Jimmy Kimmel has ever done.
5th Annual "After The Oscars Special" - "Handsome Men's Club":
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"Wow, you're Handsome. You're perfect. You're incredible. You are one good looking son of a bitch. Good job mom. Amazing. Holy shit."
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Breakthrough role as a child prodigy doctor on the ABC series "Doogie Howser, M.D."; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor

Joined the Los Angeles production of the musical "Rent" as the narrator Mark

Starred in the CBS holiday movie "The Christmas Wish"

Starred in the fact-based TV-movie "Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story" (CBS)

Cast in NBC's "Stark Raving Mad" as a book editor assigned to work with an eccentric mystery writer

Met playwright Mark Medoff (scripted "Clara's Heart") at a drama camp at New Mexico State University

Once again played a parody of himself in "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"

Appeared in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," the sequel to the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs"

Featured in "The Next Best Thing" opposite Madonna and Rupert Everett

Performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins"

Recreated role of Tobias in a San Francisco production of "Sweeney Todd" (aired on PBS)

Guest starred as Bryan Ryan, a former high school show choir member on "Glee" (Fox)

Hosted the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS

Starred the NBC movie "A Family Torn Apart" as one of two adopted sons suspected of murdering their parents

Voiced a young country mouse on the short-lived politically themed animated series "Capitol Critters"

Cast as the womanizing Barney Stinson on the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother"

Returned for "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas"

TV-movie debut in "Too Good to Be True" (NBC)

Featured in "Starship Troopers" as Colonel Carl Jenkins

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)

Featured in the film "Beastly," a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast

Made professional stage debut starring role in "Luck, Pluck & Virtue"

Returned to voice Steve the Monkey in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"

Raised in Ruidoso, NM

Joined the cast of Broadway's "Cabaret" in the role of the Emcee

Starred in "The Smurfs 2"

Featured opposite Leelee Sobieski's "Joan of Arc" (CBS)

Voiced Steve the Monkey in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

Played a drug-crazed, lecherous parody of himself in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"

Summary

A child actor who achieved popularity and critical acclaim at an early age, Neil Patrick Harris managed to avoid the typical fate of child stars who often slipped into obscurity after spinning out of control; instead he thrived on stage, as well as in film and on television. Harris first emerged into the national spotlight as the titular character on "Doogie Howser, M.D." (ABC, 1989-1992), playing a child prodigy who works as a surgeon while still trying to cope with the struggles of an everyday teenager. For a long time after the series was cancelled, Harris was solely identified with the role, though he nonetheless continued to deliver strong performances in television movies and on stage. Following a few down years in the early 1990s, Harris re-emerged at the end of the decade with a revamped feature career, thanks to prominent roles in "Starship Troopers" (1997) and "The Next Best Thing" (2000). After delivering huge laughs with a parody of himself in "Harold &amp; Kumar Go to White Castle" (2004), Harris made a triumphant return to regular series work, co-starring as the opinionated womanizer Barney Stinson, whose catchphrase "Suit up" helped propel "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS, 2005- ) into a ratings winner, allowing Harris to finally exorcise the ghosts of Doogie Howser. Despite playing the skirt-chasing Stinson, Harris came out in 2006; an admission many felt would harm his career. Instead, the public greeted the news with a collective shrug and the actor went on to enjoy even greater success. Because his resurgent stardom led to hosting gigs for the Emmys and Tony Awards, Harris was able to bask in his ever-growing fame while becoming one of Hollywood's most in-demand stars.

Began dating in 2004; Harris acknowledged they were dating in a 2006 People magazine cover story; Announced their engagement after the New York State Senate passed the Marriage Equality Bill in June 2011; Married in Italy with "How I Met Your Mother" director Pamela Fryman officiating.

Ron Harris

Father

Sheila Harris

Mother

Education

Name

La Cueva High School

Notes

"I did a TV show that was very good and my TV-IQ was very high. I had the opportunity then to do more TV and make a lot more money. I didn't want to do that, and I'm glad I didn't." – Harris to The Los Angeles Times, Aug. 31, 1997

"I'm trying to break free of wholesome, of 'smile, show your teeth, be a nice good boy' and try to be more mysterious, sexual, warped." – Harris to The New York Times, Nov. 2, 1997

"The two biggest attributes I hold dear are creativity and authenticity." – Harris to The New York Times, Nov. 2, 1997

"It'd be awesome if I could get people my age – the heroin chic generation who only think it's cool to go to the Skybar, to do little indie movies and brush shoulders with Ethan Hawke – to see how powerful musical theater can be if it's done right." – Harris quoted in Movieline, Dec. 1997/Jan. 1998

"I'm glad I'm recognized for work that I'm proud of. You get some [heckling], but that's sort of the karmic equivalent to getting a good table at a restaurant. It's the yin and yang of it all." – Harris on being known as Doogie Howswer, quoted in People magazine, Dec. 7, 1998

Harris showed an unexpected caustic wit, commenting on how he deals with questions regarding his child prodigy TV alter ego, seven years after the series' final episode: "That's what stun guns are for. Shuts people right up. You'd be surprised – it takes only, like, three seconds, but if you hold it there for seven or eight, they really clam up." – quoted in Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 8, 1999

Harris ended mounting speculation about his sexuality by revealing he is gay. The actor published the following statement on People magazine's website in Nov. 2006: "Because of speculation and interest in my private life and relationships," he said, "[I] am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest."

In August 2010, Harris and his longtime partner, chef David Burtka, announced they were going to be parents to twins – a boy and a girl – in October with the help of a surrogate.